Letters to the Editor - September/October 2016
CARBONDALE, PA
Dyslexia in the Prison Population
To the Editor:
This is an article that is so true. As a reading specialist I see the results of this every day. We need to get our states to make it a law that we must start addressing the needs of our dyslexic students. We talked about the Common Core, yet we do nothing about the true core of the problem which is addressing the needs of our dyslexic students.
Jo Anne Chambers
WELLINGTON, FL
Lin-Manuel and Hunter College High School
To the Editor:
How did Mr. Miranda qualify for or learn of Hunter College Elementary School? That was the first recognition, it seems to me.
Marilyn Burger Fitzgerald
HASTINGS, MN
Dyslexia in the Prison Population
To the Editor:
Thank you for your research on dyslexia statistics. I look forward to seeing it in greater detail—for a college assignment and for my own curiosity.
Corrie Kropelnicki
IBARA, ECUADOR
Don’t Blame Teachers for Shortcomings of Teacher Prep Programs
To the Editor:
Dear Dr. John Russell, greetings from Ecuador. I have read your column and came to a question: What guides your teaching work as an institution? In my country some teachers say we are guided by Jean Piaget, others say by Ausubel and others will say Vigotski.
Dennis Mauricio Cevallos
HAMILTON SQ, NJ
Ada Byron, 1815-1852, First Woman to Anticipate Computers
To the Editor:
Most interesting subject.
More appropriate heading: First woman to anticipate programming for computers.
The Analytical Engine was never completed, but I saw a partial construction of Babbage’s design in a London museum.
The lady is most often referred to as Ada Lovelace.
Victor Auerbach
NEW YORK, NY
Sandra Makielski, Educator
To the Editor:
I’m 45 but I want to go back to school and be in Sandra’s class!!! Very inspirational!
Jacqueline Mullen
KEYSER, WV
College Board President Gaston Caperton Speaks Out on Living with a Learning Disability
To the Editor:
This is a great example of over coming a disability of any kind with help and encouragement from other people.
Mary Mowen
TEANECK, NJ
Dr. Mary L. Farrell, Director, Regional Center For College Students With Learning Disabilities, Fairleigh Dickinson University
To the Editor:
How lucky so many of have been, to experience, first hand, Dr.Farrell’s teaching skills. She is not only an expert in the field but her warmth and compassion for her students promotes not just their ability to read but their general love of learning. As a Psychotherapist in Teaneck for 30 years, I have referred many children to her program. I have also experienced the gift of ‘Mary’ who has worked personally with members of my own family. We see her as a shining star.
Carole Rothstein
ARLINGTON, MA
The Road to Becoming a Piano Tuner
To the Editor:
David what a great story! I’m your age and about to retire. I have a grand piano and I have an excellent Russian piano tuner. I can tune unisons but would like to learn how to tune a piano just for the fun of it. Can you recommend how to do that in the Boston area? Thanks. BTW, the music school you went to is spelled Berklee, not Berkeley which is where I went to grad school. ;-)
Joe Provino
